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Topic: Hollywood

Why Netflix wants to acquire Warner Bros and how it could reshape global entertainment

The biggest unknown for viewers is pricing. A combined Netflix–Warner library could reduce the need for multiple services, but it also gives Netflix the option to charge more.

US judge rejects Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs bid for acquittal, prosecutors seek 11 yrs

Combs, 55, was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on 2 July of 2 counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, following an 8-week trial. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

‘You will always live on’—Bollywood actors pay tribute to Hollywood legend Robert Redford

American actor, director & producer Redford, both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man & a supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died at 89.

Actor-director Robert Redford, who founded Sundance Film Festival, dies

Redford acted in films like Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Way We Were (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Out of Africa (1985).

Persis Khambatta, Indian model-actor who shaved her head for Star Trek, almost became Bond girl

Persis Khambatta rose to international fame in 1979 after playing Ilia in Star Trek, for which she shaved her head. Actor Kabir Bedi remembers her as 'a kind, sensitive person.'

Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape charge, third sex crimes trial planned

Justice Curtis Farber ended the trial after the jury foreperson refused to deliberate for a 6th day, after multiple days of dissension among jurors that at times was aired in the courtroom.

Hotel staffer testifies in court says Combs tried to hide 2016 assault footage

Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid hotel security for surveillance footage showing him violently attacking his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura in a hallway, promising to 'take care' of the employee.

Closing arguments to begin in Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault retrial

Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned by a state appeals court resulting in another rape and sexual assault trial. The Miramax studio co-founder has pleaded not guilty.

Former assistant testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her twice

The hip-hop mogul stands trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, and multiple allegations of sexual assault. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial bolster racketeering, ecstasy and bribery accusations

Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty in federal court to one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking & two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.